Most people misread PC component specs, and it's costing them money
…that supports it if you don't actually intend to put that compatibility to use. Related 7 PC hardware specs the average gamer doesn't care about These specs tend to fly…
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I switched my gaming handheld from Windows to Bazzite, and I can't go back
Abid Ahsan Shanto May 4, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Abid covers consumer hardware, gaming, and platform updates with an emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and reader-first context. He holds a BSc…
PC building is expensive in 2026, and these are the used enterprise parts I'm buying instead
Jasmine Mannan Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point
Ayush Pande May 7, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I replaced over $1,000 in cloud subscriptions with one small home server
…iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant SearXNG See at Github Ollama See at Ollama The hardware you'll…
I've been running some of the biggest open-weight LLMs for free on Nvidia's cloud
…the ones that arrive at a scales that doesn't fit on home hardware. A free, OpenAI-compatible endpoint serving the full-precision weights of those open models, hosted by the company…
This Synology 4-bay NAS is a bargain if you're willing to trust them again
…It provides a versatile and powerful software experience, along with expandable hardware in a relatively compact size. While it typically comes in at $640, it can now be had for much less…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…millions—compatibility now matters. Valve's Steam Machine push could make Windows background infrastructure—Steam becomes the defining layer. On paper, Microsoft still owns PC gaming. The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey…
I recommended this SBC before the Raspberry Pi became impossible to buy – it holds up even better now
Ayush Pande Apr 16, 2026, 8:01 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I stopped dismissing FreeBSD after trying out its modern distros
…However, Linux wasn’t very approachable in the early 2010s, as most flavors didn’t have the same hardware compatibility or QoL services as their modern counterparts. Well, the current FreeBSD situation…